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Book SynopsisPacked full of gorgeous, sewing projects this will be the answer to all your gifting problems. Use up your fabric scraps and button and bead collections with these pretty little sewing projects which make the perfect presents.The author uses an eclectic blend of materials including: felt, gingham, Liberty print, denim, ribbon, buttons, beads, wire and even decorative paper. Small hand and sewing machine projects are the ideal way to create quick gifts with lasting impact. Step-by-step instructions, needlecraft and embroidery stitch techniques are included throughout to make it fast and easy. Projects include: shabby chic hanging heart; patchwork hangings; floral felt jewellery and a cute cosmetic bag.Table of ContentsThe first sewing project book to offer stash buster ideas for sewers using up small pieces of fabric and off-cuts The use of haberdashery and trimmings are key to the projects' finish

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Book SynopsisProvides a collection of stitches and projects, in natural fabrics in the stylish cream and red colour palette. This title includes an introduction to eleven simple stitches, with step-by-step instruction for both right and left handers.Table of ContentsA perfect introduction to the up-and-coming craft of stitchery, with a unique colour palette and style Written by popular author and craft personality Mandy Shaw, who is one of the UK’s top stitchery designers and appeared on the Kirstie’s Homemade Home TV series Extensive press coverage expected in all craft magazines as well as book signing sessions at major quilting and stitching shows

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Book SynopsisAre you a knitter, crocheter, crafter, or none of the above? This clever book gives yarn lovers -- both knitters and non-knitters alike -- 50 fun ways to use their stashes without taking out their knitting needles. The projects are easy and simple, but with a modern aesthetic that manages to be both sophisticated and inviting. Get your hot glue gun fired up, adhere some pompoms to an old office chair, and make the most ho-hum seat in your house into a cozy piece of pop art furniture. Or treat your neck to a stylish infinity scarf. All you need is some bulky yarn and the ability to braid. This book will strike a chord with DIYers who love yarn but don''t always want to take the time and effort to knit something from it. Projects also include a Sputnik lamp shade, a welcome mat, friendship bracelets, and even a rehabbed woven lawn chair. Put away your needles and crochet hooks and create fabulous projects, from accessories to home goods and more!

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Book SynopsisCraft lush, beautiful plants -- from succulents and ferns to blooming flowers -- with The No Kill Garden, a collection of more than 30 paper, felt, knit, and crocheted projects that bring the outdoors in. Many of us love plants . . . but it often feels like plants don''t love us back. For those people -- the people who have purchased several impossible to kill houseplants, only to find them dead mere weeks later -- there is The No Kill Garden, a charming collection of plants to craft and share. The handcrafted plants offered in this beguiling volume provide the sense of being surrounded by green, luscious plant life, without having to worry about that pesky watering. The No Kill Garden offers a wide variety of plants, from mushrooms and flowers to vines and terrariums, and a broad range of easy-to-follow crafts, including paper, felt, needle-felt, knit, and crochet. The more than 30 projects in this book are not just random flowers or leaves,

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Book SynopsisFor everyone who dreams of sewing but suffers from the common fear of how to use the sewing machine, your worries are over! Thanks to this step-by-step method, illustrated with nearly 200 photos and drawings, you''ll painlessly discover all the basic techniques, and even how to sew on a button. You''ll then very quickly be able to put your new sewing machine skills into practice with the 15 special projects designed for beginners. This handy guide has a fold-out stand and is set up as a spiral flip book, ready to sit on your sewing table. Cheerful and encouraging, the guide walks you through the functions and accessories of the machine, along with the equipment you''ll use with it, the choosing and cutting of fabric, the different kinds of stitches, how to sew pieces together, and more. Train yourself to sew straight, to make a hem, to add bias binding, piping, and zippers. Then create a reversible hat, a sewing-machine cover, a table runner, a shopping bag...from there, the possibilities are endless.

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Book SynopsisThrough personal interviews and galleries of bird-related fabric artwork, this book celebrates birds and the artists that have been inspired and moved by them.Trade Review“The main draw are the more than 500 images of the creatures depicted in embroidery, felt, quilts, rugs, and sculptures . . . The varied artwork impresses.” -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisOver 25 fun and simple projects to make with ready-made wool felt. As well as flat felt and felt shapes, some of the projects include ribbons, buttons, beads and wool roving for needle-felting. There are projects for every age, theme and occasion, from jewellery and kid''s toys to home accessories and decorations.Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 Materials & Techniques 8 CUTE FOR KIDS 10 Felt crowns 12 Finger puppets 16 Animal masks 20 Flag bunting 24 Birdy bell pull 28 Halloween bunting and mobile 32 FOR THE HOME 38 Coffee cosy and coasters 40 Flower place setting 46 Trinket pot 50 Busy bee sewing set 54 Button picture frames 58 Bits and bobs box 62 Felt scraps wreath 66 Lavender sachets 70 EASY ACCESSORIES 74 Brooch decorations 76 Ball and button necklace 80 Charm bracelets 84 Friendship gifts 86 Flower bag 88 Glasses case 92 Gadget case 96 FESTIVE FUN 100 Gingerbread house 102 Mistletoe wreath 108 Wibbly wobbly trees 112 Christmas candle ring 116 Candy cones and tree cones 120 Fabulous felt ideas 124 Suppliers 126 Acknowledgements 126 About the authors 126 Index 127

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Book SynopsisTransform your home in an instant with 60 contemporary cushion designs. Cushions are a quick and easy project but look fantastic and make perfect gifts.Choose from colourful crocheted designs and knitted intarsia motifs, to cross stitch and embroidered details. Use a variety of different sewing and stitching techniques to create cushions to suit your living space. Features contemporary as well as cute designs created using a range of different crafts including cross stitch; knitting and crochet. The wide range of designs and motifs will provide endless ideas for all abilities. Table of Contents6 Foreword 8 Naturally RENOVATION ADDICTION AND CUSHION FEVER 10 Dazzling Diamonds 12 Star Gazing 13 Polar Bear 14 Cable Heart Cushion 16 Classic Eight-Petal Rose 18 The Love Letter 19 Romantic Rose Cushion 20 Castle with Steeples 22 Traditional Tuntreet 25 Cable-Patterned Bolster 26 Upcycled Jacket Pillow 27 Union Jack 28 Marius in our Hearts 30 MA-RI-US 32 The Dream Catcher FROM RAGS TO RICHES 34 Cute Cupcakes 36 Spiral Pillow 38 Pretty in Pink 40 Lace Thick Knit 41 Pink Meadow 42 Rose bouquet 44 Going Bananas 46 Retro Design 48 Sea Spray DOWN AND FEATHERS 50 Blue Anchor 52 American Flag 54 Classic Diamonds 55 Stars and Stripes 57 Sheepskin Jacket Revival 58 Star-Spangled Banner 60 Nautical Pillow 62 Love is... 64 Denim Details 66 Blue Cable Cushion 68 Warmly Present WANTED TO WEAVE - WAS BURNED ON THE FIRE 70 Leaf Pattern 71 Shell Pattern 72 Sea Foam Blanket 74 Autumn Plum 76 Shooting Stars 78 To Knit or Not to Knit 80 Bluebirds 82 Two Pillows in One 84 In the Rose Garden THE NEEDLE - SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT 86 Home Tweet Home 88 Tassel Pillow 89 Pink Borders 90 Red Rose Pillow 92 Couch Potato Cushion 94 Red and Pink Cable Blanket 96 Hot Pink Cables 98 Bright and Beautiful 99 Red Heart Pillow 100 Funky Flowers 102 Granny Pillow 104 Granny Blanket 106 Silk Pillow with Knitted Edge 108 Black and White EBONY AND IVORY 110 The First Man 111 Titanic 112 Norwegian News 114 Marilyn 115 All you Knit is Love 116 Zebra and Leopard 118 Music To Your Ears 120 White Wonder 122 Good Advice FROM A STITCH PERSPECTIVE 129 Patterns 143 Suppliers 143 Index

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Book SynopsisLearn how simple hand printing techniques can transform fabric into personalized designs with this easy fabric printing guide from textile designer Zeena Shah.In this beautiful yet practical project book, Zeena shows you how to create contemporary textiles though 20 easy-to-master techniques, each accompanied by a simple sewing project to put your prints on display straight away. Using easily accessible materials from humble vegetables to rubber bands, to hand-carved wood blocks and simple screens, Zeena shows readers how to create striking printed designs and then how to make covetable items such as bags, table linen, cushions and pillows and more, to personalize your home interior with DIY style.Share your makes and see what other readers have created using #printwithzeenaTrade Review"I first met Zeena on the set of my TV series Kirstie's Vintage Home, where I set up my own vintage workshop on London's Portobello road crammed with a wide range of skilled designer makers and plenty of handmade and homespun style. Zeena shared her printmaking expertise with me to create a beautiful Lino printed blind for the series and her sewing know how to up-cycle vintage fabrics into adorable novelty pillows to accessorise your home with. It is a joy to see her now sharing her knowledge and printmaking skills in this beautiful book. This book is full of brilliant and fun ideas with 20 exciting and original printmaking techniques that will have you addicted to printing fabrics with all manner of tools; from chopsticks and pencil ends to a lint roller. Zeena shows you how to print and sew some lovely projects using objects that you can find in your home and craft on your kitchen table top with very minimal and inexpensive equipment. You can even Screen Print with an embroidery hoop! This book is the perfect companion for the beginner crafter, then advance your skills throughout the book building up to more complex makes. I couldn't think of a better way to spend an afternoon!" – Kirstie Allsopp"I've admired Zeena's talent for creating unique screen printed homewares for many years, so I'm delighted to see her sharing her nuggets of crafty wisdom in How To Print Fabric. From the circles laundry bag to the forest drum lampshade, this book has filled me with the ideas and know-how to invite more handmade hues into my home!" –Will Taylor, interior design author and editor of Bright Bazaar"Zeena is not only the smiliest, friendliest person in craft, she's also one of the most talented. Her skill and enthusiasm for all manner of printing and mark making techniques knows no bounds, and we've been privileged to work with her many times in Mollie Makes. Her style is always accessible, fresh and striking. We're equally as smiley for her, seeing what she's created in this fabulous book!" – Lara Watson, editor of Mollie Makes"Zeena Shah is a textile and design talent, making beautiful and unique accessories and homeware in her East London studio. She’s now sharing some of her skills in a new book, How to Print Fabric, which will get you trying all those fabric patterns you’ve wanted to quilt with at home on your kitchen table." – Love Patchwork and Quilting MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction Printing basics Fabrics, inks, dyes and more Printing Projects & Techniques Projects include: Simple sewn items like cushions, purses, tea towels, table linen, pillowcases, tote bags, bunting, tablet sleeve etc. Each technique is paired with a project to show how you can use it to display your printed fabric Techniques include: Mark making eg: printing with end of pencil to make polka dots, printing with pom poms and string Vegetable printing Sponging Stamping Stencilling Block printing Lino printing Silk screen printing Sewing Techniques Templates Suppliers About the Author Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisFancy a wardrobe full of luxurious leather accessories without the painful price tag? This collection of 20 luxe leather projects is perfect if you''re looking for original, high quality projects made from leather, all of which can be made on a domestic sewing machine or with hand stitching. Choose from small projects to get started such as a keyring, card case, small purse and super-useful earphone holder, right up to the ultimate leather laptop case and a really chic foldover clutch for instant style credentials.Learn all the skills you''ll need to make these projects and be surprised at how little equipment is necessary to create these stunning leather makes. Impress friends and family with your hand crafted leather accessories - you''ll never be short of ideas for what to make as the perfect gift for everyone in your life!Trade ReviewUpscale elegance is always in fashion. UK-based designer Gethin provides more than 20 patterns—the exact number depends on how to count the options offered for cuffs, earphone holders, and other projects—for leather accessories that will fit into almost any style: haute hippie, modern, classic, or otherwise. The objectives themselves have been parsed to the simplest of components: a one-piece glasses case, a three-part envelope clutch, a bold cuff with one Sam Browne stud. All are ordered by level of difficulty, easiest to most complex, and include tools, materials, and numbered directions, with accompanying color photographs. Of particular appeal is an upcycled tote, salvaged from an old leather jacket. Those new to the craft will get lessons up front (all about leather) and, in the back, details about 10-plus techniques along with 7 pages of templates. An easy-to-make-it-a-habit kind of craft. -- Barbara Jacobs * Booklist *Table of ContentsIntroduction All About Leather Tool Box PROJECTS Tassel Keyring Fringed Bookmark Bold Cuffs Card Holder Luggage Tag Earphone Holder Glasses Case Passport Holder Zipper Purse Women’s Wallet Men's Wallet Handy Purses Tablet Case Laptop Case Foldover Bag Wash Bag Cross-Body Bag Envelope Clutch Upcycled Tote TECHNIQUES Cutting Rounding Off Ends Paring (Skiving) Scoring & Punching Gluing Hand Stitching Machine Sewing Inserting Fastenings Inserting a Zipper Surface Treatments Embossing Templates Resources About the Author Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisLearn how to applique the Sew Quirky way for fun, sewn projects. This collection of 12 designs for bright and bold machine applique patterns can be used to create bags, pillows, quilts as well as embellish clothes. Author, Mandy Murray, explains the fusible applique techniques to recreate her quirky designs. .

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Book SynopsisLearn the timeless and nostalgic craft of spun cotton and make the perfect handmade decorations for the holiday season! Spun Cotton Christmas Ornaments features 5 adorable step-by-step projects using affordable materials, from sugar plums, Christmas bells, and mushrooms to a retro snowman and Santa!Also included is a brief history of spun cotton, helpful sections on essential materials, and technique tutorials. Accessible for anyone to accomplish no matter their skill level, this guide is a fun and festive introduction to making charming spun cotton ornaments! Author Valerie Lloyd is the owner of Smile Mercantile Craft Co. where she sells quality craft goods to passionate makers, from twine and paper mache to spun cotton craft shapes, holiday novelties, and more. Her popular YouTube channel by the same name is where she offers an array of imaginative and easy-to-follow craft tutorials.

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Book SynopsisTraditional upholstery skills are still much in demand both for the making of new furniture and for the re-covering of a treasured antique. The processes involved are lengthy but the results will last a very long time. This book takes the student or home upholsterer on from the most basic skills, gradually building up a working knowledge of the various methods, so that by the time he finishes reading, any type of chair can be tackled with confidence.The reference section of the book contains an invaluable guide to tools, springs, fillings and fabrics. The projects which follow range from a deep-buttoned stool to a wing chair, each one demonstrated with step-by-step photographs and explained with clear and concise text.

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Book SynopsisMaking your own custom accessories is a great way to add colour, texture and comfort to your life—and can be fun too! Sew-It-Yourself Home Accessories offers 21 simple and beautiful projects to create with natural cotton. Using easy-to-learn sewing methods and bright, fresh fabrics, this book shows you how to make a range of useful items, from cushions, aprons and oven mitts to a laptop case, table linen and even a doorstop. Each project can be completed in just one weekend. Clear step-by-step instructions and colour photographs make the process straightforward and simple, even for absolute beginners. A basics section at the front of the book introduces you to all of the tools, materials and techniques you need to know.

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